CEBU CITY – Sixty-six soldiers belonging to the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IB) and 303rd IB were awarded “for their efforts and sacrifices” in the fight against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Central and Western Visayas. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Armed Forces...
BAYUGAN CITY, Agusan del Sur – Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft was named vice chairman of the Caraga Regional Peace and Order Council. Kraft was sworn in during the RPOC third quarter meeting here on Thursday, September 7. Surigao del Sur Gov....
Philippine Army (PA) vice commander Major Gen. Steve Crespillo was formally installed on Tuesday, September 5, as the new commander of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom). PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement on Wednesday, September 6, said the change of command...
BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By Lt. Gen. AURELIO B. BALADAD (Ret) Nestled within the country’s scenic beauty, Southern Luzon has long held the promise of prosperity. Yet, it is the region's recent embrace of peace and security that has truly set the stage for development. As the region charters a...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The newly formed Area Task Force-North held a virtual meeting here on August 24 to discuss an intensified approach towards fortifying maritime security within Northern Luzon. Lt. Gen. Fernyl G. Buca, Northern Luzon Command and ATF-North chief, said that he organized the...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay “tanod” or watchman yielded suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm and grenade in a buy-bust operation in San Enrique town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 20. Police identified the suspect as John Paul Eulatriz Baclagon of Barangay Bagacay, San Enrique. The...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret) Last July 21, 2023, the leadership of the AFP changed hands. Gen Andres Centino turned over the position to Gen Romeo Brawner Jr. Succession to the highest leadership of command is predicated on a new retirement law that gives a...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Fifty police officers from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera successfully completed the Police Community Affairs and Development Course (PCADC) from June 9 to August 18. They received their certificates of completion in a closing ceremony at Maringal Hall in this...
ILOILO CITY — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. led the awarding of outstanding police units and police officers in Western Visayas. PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. (second from right) leads the awarding...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the big volume of shabu seized across Western Visayas is a manifestation of the strong support of the people to lawmen. “Masigasig ang ating mga kapulisan. Pero marami din nagsusumbong sa ating kapulisan...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 awarded a lawman killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on August 9. POLICE Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Police Regional Office-6 director, salutes the casket of slain Police Corporal Jaime Nuñez during a...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has designated Police Major Gen. Jonnel Estomo as the new head of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM). Estomo replaced Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. who bowed out of the service on Thursday upon reaching the...
